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OK, that's just a joke. But Robin Kiffin told CBSSports.com she's truly concerned about her son, the Alabama offensive coordinator, returning to Tennessee for a game Saturday.

"I'm scared to death for his safety," she said. "Some people were visiting us last weekend from Tennessee, and they said they better not let him on the sideline, they should put him in the press box. I want him to be in the press box."

Sorry, but 'Bama coach Nick Saban said Kiffin will be on the sideline at Neyland Stadium, as usual.

Kiffin, of course, has been persona non grata in Knoxville after coaching the Vols for one season in 2009 and then bolting for the Southern Cal job three weeks before National Signing Day.

Jeff Hagood, president of the Knoxville Quarterback Club, told the Associated Press: "I think all Tennessee fans didn't appreciate it one iota. ... And I don't think those feelings have dissipated very much at all. ...

"Tennessee people are warm people and inviting people by nature, so I think the vast majority of fans will receive Kiffin very negatively in their hearts and thoughts, but their actions will not be offensive."

Compiled from staff reports and news services by STEVE SCHRADER: 313-222-6710 or sschrader@freepress.com.